In Real Life (season 3)
# In Real Life (season 3)

In Real Life is a Canadian reality show where eighteen kids aged 12–14 race across North America and compete in a series of real-life jobs, aimed to "discover the skills, strength, and stamina it takes to make it in real life." The show is developed and produced by Apartment 11 Productions. The show is hosted by Canadian comedian and actress, Sabrina Jalees.

The winner was 14-year-old Zachary Tng from Calgary, Alberta.

The third season premiered on YTV on October 3, 2011 and the season finale aired on December 12, 2011. The Final Webisode, first introduced in Season 2, will return again this season but with a twist - two fans will also have the opportunity to compete alongside the two challengers. This season, challengers will "soldier their way to the top as army recruits, try to avoid the sting of elimination as beekeepers, work on Broadway with the cast and crew of the hit musical Stomp, and perform gravity-defying aerobatics as stunt pilots." As with the previous seasons, the winner walked away with "college tuition money and a dream vacation for 4." The episodes were never released beyond airing.

## Contestants

| Contestant | Team Colour | Team Colour | Team Colour | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Contestant | Week 1 - 4 | Week 5 - 7 | Week 8 - 10 | Status |
| Zachary Tng, 14, Calgary, Alberta | Yellow Team | Teal Team | Solo | Winner |
| Sydney Reynolds, 14, Nokomis, Saskatchewan | Pink Team | Yellow Team | Solo | Runner-Up |
| Abhinav Bhatnagar, 13, Mississauga, Ontario | Yellow Team | Yellow Team | Solo | Eliminated 10th |
| Anna Walsh, 14, Mount Pearl, NL | Green Team | Green Team | Solo | Eliminated 9th |
| Talston Scott, 12, Kelowna, British Columbia | Teal Team | Teal Team | Solo | Eliminated 8th |
| Sam Krochmal, 14, Edmonton, Alberta | Green Team | Green Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 7th |
| Brad Howarth, 12, St.Hippolyte, Quebec | Pink Team | Pink Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Msgana Asefaw, 13, Edmonton, Alberta | Teal Team | Pink Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Andreas Murphy, 13, Torbay, NL | Purple Team | Purple Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Kelly Sam, 14, Elk Point, Alberta | Purple Team | Purple Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Amanda Gagnon, 14, Gatineau, Quebec | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| Mackenzie Hartloff, 12, Woodbridge, Ontario | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| Ashley Hawkins, 13, Niagara Falls, Ontario | Red Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Ted Means, 14, Lethbridge, Alberta | Red Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Eman Osman, 14, Edmonton, Alberta | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Tanner Kyle, 14, Aylmer, Ontario | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Chase Martin, 13, Coronach, Saskatchewan | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |
| Louivannah Levasseur, 14, Montreal, Quebec | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |

* Ages at time of filming
* Mackenzie Hartloff, of the Orange Team, is the younger sister of season one In Real Life runner-up, Maddison Hartloff.

## Results

| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | Average |
| | | Zachary | 1st | 7th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st» | 2nd» | 3rd | 1st« | 2nd» | 1st | 2.64 |
| | | Sydney | 4th | 5th« | 4th | 2nd | 2nd⊃ | 3rd | 1st« | 1st» | 3rd | 1st« | 2nd | 2.55 |
| | | Abhinav | 1st | 7th | 5th | 5th | 2nd⊃ | 3rd | 1st« | 4th« | 2nd | 3rd | | 3.30 |
| | | Anna | 8th | 6th | 1st | 4th» | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th» | | | 3.67 |
| | | Talston | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st» | 2nd» | 5th | | | | 2.75 |
| | Sam | Sam | 8th | 6th | 1st | 4th» | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | | | | | 3.86 |
| | Brad | Brad | 4th | 5th« | 4th | 2nd | 4th» | 4th« | | | | | | 3.83 |
| | Msgana | Msgana | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th» | 4th« | | | | | | 3.50 |
| | Andreas | Andreas | 2nd | 3rd» | 2nd | 3rd | 5th«⊂ | | | | | | | 3.00 |
| | Kelly | Kelly | | 2nd | 3rd» | 2nd | 3rd | 5th«⊂ | | | | | | | 3.00 |
| Amanda | Amanda | Amanda | 6th | 1st | 6th» | 6th« | | | | | | | | 4.75 |
| 4.75 |||
| Ted | Ted | Ted | 3rd | 2nd | 7th« | | | | | | | | | 4.00 |
| 4.00 |||
| Eman | Eman | Eman | 7th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | 7.50 |
| 7.50 |||
| Chase | Chase | Chase | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | 9.00 |
| 9.00 |||

^1 This contestant won the Big Reward ^2 This contestant won the Wrench ^3 This contestant found the Shield ^4 This season, the contestants chose their own teammate after the Obstacle Course challenge ^5 At the end of 4th experience, the five remaining teams had the opportunity to pair up with a new teammate. The original teams were: Pink Team: Brad and Sydney Teal Team: Msgana and Talston Yellow Team: Abhinav and Zachary ^6 Because Brad and Sydney won the wrench in the 4th experience and chose to pair up with a new teammate, two wrenches were used during this experience. Kelly & Andreas received both and couldn't make up time lost with being wrenched twice. ^7 Only one contestant was eliminated during this episode as the two challengers from the last place team competed in a showdown. The winner of this showdown would then continue on in the competition ^8 Beginning in this experience, all teams were dissolved and the remaining challengers competed solo

Red means the contestant was eliminated. Dark Red means the contestant used a shield but was eliminated. Purple means the contestant used a shield to escape elimination. Violet means the contestant used a shield, but won a duel to escape elimination. Gold means the contestant won the competition. Silver means the contestant was the runner-up. » or ⊃ represents the contestant who used the wrench,« or ⊂ represents the contestant who got delayed by it.

## Episode Summary

### Episode 1: Army Recruits

Airdate: October 3, 2011 Location: Montreal, Quebec

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place | 8th Place | 9th Place | 10th Place | 11th Place | 12th Place | 13th Place | 14th Place | 15th Place | 16th Place | 17th Place | 18th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Obstacle Course | Zachary | Louivannah | Brad | Sam | Chase | Tanner | Amanda | Talston | Sydney | Ted | Ashley | Mackenzie | Kelly | Msgana | Abhinav | Anna | Eman | Andreas |
| Pitching Tents | Red | Yellow | Pink | Purple | Teal | Orange | Green | Grey | Blue | | | | | | | | | |
| Paintball Firing | Red | Yellow | Pink | Orange | Green | Teal | Purple | Blue | Grey | | | | | | | | | |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Yellow (Big Reward) | Purple (Wrench) | Red | Pink | Teal | Orange | Blue | Green | Grey (Eliminated) | | | | | | | | | |

* Prize: Digital Camera
* Shield: Not Found

Notes:

* The very first task, the obstacle course, was done individually and did not affect team standings, however contestants who placed lowest got to pick their partners.
* 1st To Pick - Andreas picked Kelly and they became the Purple team
* 2nd To Pick - Eman picked Tanner and they became the Blue team
* 3rd To Pick - Anna picked Sam and they became the Green team
* 4th To Pick - Abhinav picked Zach and they became the Yellow team
* 5th To Pick - Msgana picked Talston and they became the Teal team
* 6th To Pick - Mackenzie picked Amanda and they became the Orange team
* 7th To Pick - Ashley picked Ted and they became the Red team
* 8th To Pick - Sydney picked Brad and they became the Pink team
* Not Chosen - Louivannah and Chase were not picked and they became the Grey team
* Kelly would have chosen her partner 6th if she had not been chosen by Andreas
* Ted would have chosen his partner 8th if he had not been chosen by Ashley
* The Blue Tem completed the Tent job Second, But the other part of the challenge was to heat up and Eat a Bag of Rations, The Blue Team accidentally Heated up their Rations in their Chemical heating Pad, Eating the rations after they touched the pad could make them sick. They got their Rations confiscated and after the job they were put in Last Place.

### Episode 2: Beekeepers

Airdate: October 10, 2011 Location: Mirabel, Quebec

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place | 8th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Find Queen Bee | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Yellow | Blue , Green , Teal | Blue , Green , Teal | Blue , Green , Teal |
| Extracting Honey | Orange | Purple » | Pink « | Red | Teal | Yellow | Green | Blue |
| Packaging Honey | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Teal | Green | Yellow | Blue |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Orange (Wrench) | Red (Big Reward) | Purple | Teal | Pink | Green | Yellow | Blue (Eliminated) |

* Prize: iPod Dock
* Wrench Used on: Pink Team
* Shield Not Found

### Episode 3: Construction Workers

Airdate: October 17, 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mixing Cement | Pink | Orange » | Green♦ | Teal | Yellow | Purple | Red « |
| Building Wall | Green | Yellow | Pink | Purple | Red | Orange | Teal |
| Installing Roof | Purple | Green | Red, Teal | Red, Teal | Pink | Yellow | Orange |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Green (Wrench) | Purple (Big Reward) | Teal | Pink | Yellow | Orange | Red (Eliminated) |

* Prize: BMX Bike
* Wrench Used on: Red Team
* Shield: Found by Green Team (Anna, Sam)

### Episode 4: Stadium Crew

Airdate: October 24, 2011 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warm-Up Pitcher by Batting and Catching | Yellow | Pink | Purple | Green | Teal | Orange |
| Mud Baseballs | Teal | Orange | Green | Purple | Yellow | Pink |
| Selling Hot Dogs | Teal | Pink | Purple | Green » | Yellow | Orange « |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Teal (Big Reward) | Pink (Wrench) | Purple | Green | Yellow | Orange (Eliminated) |

* Prize: iPod Scoreboard Dock
* Wrench Used On: Orange Team
* Shield: Not found

Notes:

* At the end of this experience, Sabrina gave the remaining teams an opportunity to split from their teammates, and go with someone else
* Both Brad and Sydney from the Pink Team, Talston from the Teal Team and Zach from the Yellow Team stepped up- Purple and Green Teams stayed together
* Zach and Talston became the new Teal Team, Abhinav and Sydney became the new Yellow Team, and Msgana and Brad became the new Pink Team
* Both Sydney and Brad kept the wrench, meaning both Yellow and Pink now have the wrench

### Episode 5: Loggers

Airdate: November 7, 2011 Location: Squamish, British Columbia

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cut a Log | Pink » | Teal | Green | Yellow | Purple « |
| Drive Boom Boat | Yellow | Teal | Green | Pink | Purple |
| Climb Up a Tree | Yellow ⊃ | Teal | Green | Pink | Purple ⊂ |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Teal (Wrench) | Yellow (Big Reward) | Green | Pink | Purple (Eliminated) |

* Prize: Portable DJ Console
* Wrenches Used On: Purple Team during job 1 and job 3
* Shield: Not found

### Episode 6: Marine Survivalists

Airdate: November 14, 2011 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Icebreaker Evacuation | Teal | Pink | Yellow, Green | Yellow, Green |
| Helicopter Ditch | Teal | Pink | Green | Yellow |
| Oil Rig Rescue | Teal » | Pink « | Green | Yellow |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Teal (Wrench) | Green (Big Reward) | Yellow | Pink (Eliminated) |

* Prize: Underwater Camera Goggles
* Wrench Used On: Pink Team
* Shield: Not found

### Episode 7: Broadway Stars

Airdate: November 21, 2011 Location: New York City, New York

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Changing Stage Lights | Teal » | Yellow « | Green |
| Building a Walker | Yellow | Teal ♦ | Green |
| Live Show | Teal | Yellow | Green |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Yellow (Wrench) | Teal (Big Reward) ♦ | Green (Sam Eliminated) ♦ |

* Sam and Anna, from the Green Team, participated in a final showdown - a "Stomp"-off - to determine who would be eliminated. Each challenger was required to perform three short routines from Stomp - musical pipes, wooden sticks and cymbals. Anna was able to complete all routines first and was safe, while Sam was unable to complete any and was eliminated.
* Prize: Portable Karaoke equipment
* Wrench Used on: Yellow Team
* Shield: Found by Teal Team (Talston & Zach)/ Used by Teal Team (Talston & Zach) and Green Team (Sam & Anna)

### Episode 8: Pizza Chefs

Airdate: November 28, 2011 Location: Ridgewood, New Jersey

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Making a Batch of Dough | Talston | Zachary | Anna | Sydney | Abhinav |
| Making Sauce | Sydney » | Talston | Zachary | Anna | Abhinav « |
| Making a Pizza | Sydney | Talston | Zachary | Anna | Abhinav |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Sydney (Big Reward) | Anna (Wrench) | Zachary | Abhinav | Talston (Eliminated) |

* Though Sydney and Abhinav both won the Wrench in the Broadway Stars experience, only one challenger was able to use it. Although Abhinav completed the dough job before Sydney, her dough was deemed the best moving her into fourth and awarding her the wrench while Abhinav was put in last place.
* Prize: Portable Video iWear
* Wrench Used On: Abhinav
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 9: Railroad Workers

Airdate: December 5, 2011 Location: Pleasant Valley, California

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fixing Broken Tracks | Zachary « | Abhinav | Anna » | Sydney |
| Switching Trains | Abhinav | Sydney | Zachary | Anna |
| Operating a Train | Zachary | Abhinav | Sydney | Anna |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing Finish Line | Zachary (Wrench) | Abhinav (Big Reward) | Sydney | Anna (Eliminated) |

* Prize: Seadoo Sea Scooter
* Wrench Used On: Zachary
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 10: Stunt Pilots

Airdate: December 12, 2011 Location: King City, California

| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cutting Toilet Paper | Zachary » | Abhinav | Sydney « |
| Finding Clue Card and Finding Hanger Planes | Sydney | Zachary | Abhinav (Eliminated) |
| Pre-Flight Inspection | $Zachary^1$ | $Sydney^0$ | |
| Aerobatic Maneuvers: The Roll, The Loop, and The Humpty Bump | $Zachary^{25(10)(7)(7)+onepoint},$ $Sydney^{25(8)(8)(9)}$ | $Zachary^{25(10)(7)(7)+onepoint},$ $Sydney^{25(8)(8)(9)}$ | |
| Tiebreaker: The Loop and The Humpty Bump | $Zachary^{16}(champion)$ | $Sydney^{14}$ (runner-up) | |

Numbers of the superscript indicate total points earned to task; numbers in brackets indicate points earned on that particular task

* Grand Prize: $10,000 scholarship and trip for 4 to Mexico
* Consolation Prize: Tablet Computer
* Wrench Used On: Sydney

Notes:

* Abhinav was eliminated after the second challenge, leaving only Sydney and Zachary to compete in the remainder of the experience.
* Zachary completed the Pre-Flight Inspection first and received a one-point advantage in the final challenge

### Webisode: Wild Reptile Handlers

Viewable online (http://www.inreallife.ytv.com): December 12, 2011

Airdate: December 29, 2011

Location: Saint-Eustache, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario

First introduced in Season 2, the Final Webisode returned this season after the season finale of In Real Life. This season, two fan favourite Challengers who took part in the show participated along with 2 alternates who auditioned for the show in a Final Webisode as Wild Reptile Handlers.

The challengers that were chosen to compete were Ashley and Msgana along with Jonathan Payne from Newfoundland and Noah Cohen from Montreal. The Green Team was Ashley and Noah, and Yellow Team was Msgana and Jonathan. Some of the tasks were to find and feed cockroaches to lizards, weigh a python, feed a boa a dead mouse, and find a clue card in various tarantula tanks. Green was in first the entire time and finished in first. Yellow was last the whole time, and finished Last. There is a shortened version of this episode found on the In Real Life website, while the full version was aired on TV in December 2011.

* First Place Prize: Internet Tablet
* Second Place Prize: Headphones

## Season 3 Records

| Record | Challenger(s) | Number |
| - | - | - |
| Champion (winner) | Zachary | 10 Experiences |
| Most Experience Wins | Zachary | 5 Experiences |
| Most Top Two Finishes | Zachary | 6 Experiences |
| Most Wrenches Won | Zachary | 3 Times |
| Most Times Wrenched | Sydney | 3 Times |
| Most Big Rewards Won | Abhinav | 3 Times |
| Most Shields Found | Anna, Sam, Talston & Zachary | 1 Time |
